An efficiency ratio not to scoff at...
Enter Prep Mode
What's a bad enough (so that I don't say worst, assuming there can always be worse) case scenario that disrupted supply chains could lead to?
Food shortage, among other things.
How do we hedge against it? They say food is quite cheap, yet. Comparing it to what it could be if all the laws of economical physics applied all at once.
As in most things, there's looking short term and looking long term. Storing canned foods and other durable products gives you some time of comfort in case of emergency but I am not into that kind of prepping that much. I am interested in what's indefinitely sustainable, at least ultimately. Sure you need some time to produce your own food if it comes to that but...
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
— Confucius
At least, if I'm not confusiused about that ;) For my generation, it's a Civilizations IV quote.
But I started the topic because of the perceived (by me) efficiency of money put into seeds that will get the chance to grow. Also, they have a couple of years of durability. You don't always need to plant them next season. You can hold them for a year, two, or three.
And what I invest in them is basically loose change. It's less than 1 USD per pack of these.
Here be carrots, beet, lavender, dill, popcorn.
It's money I could have swallowed on the spot if turned to any kind of junk food or drinks. What I am trying to do is build a habit. I am not that much into the productivity or the return right away. I am into experimenting and finding out what works for me.
Meanwhile, I'm making a few friends smile a couple of times more each summer as I bring them bags of fresh homegrown veggies.
Another interesting case is...I see it's packed and prepared in neighboring Romania. It's not bad, I feel good for their industry but that speaks to me we're a failure ourselves at making what we could do best in our fertile homeland. We're so short-term oriented nowadays... We're losing our grandparents' prepper mindsets. They had some of those since it was necessary in times of scarcity or in times of relative self-sufficiency. Some people valued it a bit higher. It was almost all they had in terms of (perceived) options in front of them but still...They were good at it and it's a know-how easily lost in translation between generations.
I could ramble on like this for a while but I am more interested in what you think about the topic. Any of you into hoarding seeds?
Peace and Parsley!
Manol